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Genetics and Molecular Biology

Brazilian Society of Genetics · Brazil · Est. 1994

ISSN1415-4757eISSN1678-4685

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.488

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.436

Total Worksi

3,143

Total Citationsi

62,355

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biology (General): Genetics. Topics: biological sciences

General Information

Country / RegionBrazil

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,143

Publisher OrgBrazilian Society of Genetics

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since1997

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brazilian Society of Genetics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1415-4757 / 1678-4685

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

112

1.6k

2019

150

2.2k

2020

1.3k

2021

662

2022

367

2023

209

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

GeneticsQ3

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyGenetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsGenetic diversity and population structureGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsPlant and animal studiesGenetics and Plant BreedingFish biology, ecology, and behaviorCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Genetics and Molecular Biology

Is Genetics and Molecular Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Genetics and Molecular Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Genetics and Molecular Biology?

Genetics and Molecular Biology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.47.

Is Genetics and Molecular Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Genetics and Molecular Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Genetics and Molecular Biology?